Location: Sperry Room, Andover Hall, 45 Francis Avenue Free and open to the public Details forthcoming Sponsors: The Alwaleed Islamic Studies Program, Harvard Divinity School, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The Center for the Study of World Religions, and The Science, Religion, and Culture Program at Harvard Divinity School
Brandeis University invites applications to fill the newly endowed Marash and Ocuin Chair in Ottoman, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jewish Studies. This is a full-time faculty position to carry tenure in a department appropriate to the candidate’s discipline and area of research. The incumbent of the Chair will be a scholar of the history and culture of … Continue reading Call for Applications: Brandeis University: Chair in Ottoman, Mizrahi, and Sephardic Jewish Studies
Two positions are available on a fixed term basis from 1st April 2019 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for a period of 2 years in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, College of Social Sciences and International Studies (SSIS) at the University of Exeter. The College wishes to recruit two Research Fellows to … Continue reading Call for Applications: University of Exeter: Postdoctoral Fellow, Shi’a Islamic Studies
The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) and De Gruyter are delighted to announce the fourth round BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World. This international prize will be awarded annually to the best doctoral thesis or unpublished first monograph based on a doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on … Continue reading Call for Applications: BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in Islamic Studies
Reasoning With God: Reclaiming Shari'ah in the Modern Age A lecture and Q&A with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl Monday, October 1st @ 6:30 pm Wellesley College, Tishman Room Campus Center Reception and book signing to follow Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl is one of the world’s leading authorities on Shari'ah, Islamic law and Islam, … Continue reading Lecture at Wellesley College: Prof. Khaled Abou El Fadl
Khaled M. Abou El Fadl, Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl is one of the world’s leading authorities on Islamic law and Islam, and a prominent scholar in the field of human rights. He is the Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor in Islamic Law … Continue reading SHARIAsource Lunch Talk :: Islamic Law in an Age of Fear
Members of this Lab are students interested in assessing the way Islamic law functions in contemporary and historical contexts, and interested in building or testing new apps for the same. Each Lab member will work on a discrete research project in a collaborative, interactive setting. Access restricted to Lab members.
Aaron Spevack, Visiting Fellow, ILSP: SHARIAsource, Harvard Law School Talfīq--the juristic practice of combining differing legal opinions to resolve a new issue and thereby produce an unprecedented ruling--is often framed as an impious and capricious endeavor aimed at cutting corners. However, jurists have used this practice in ways that have had tremendous social impact, both … Continue reading SHARIASOURCE LUNCH TALK :: THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF LEGAL PATCHWORKING (TALFĪQ)
The Asian Studies program of Hamilton College invites applications for a tenure track position in any discipline on Islam in Asia, including Iran/Persia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, to begin July 1, 2019. Mastery of a relevant Asian language is expected. Ph.D. by the time of appointment is preferred, but ABDs nearing completion of the … Continue reading Call for Applications: Hamilton College: Assistant Professor, Asian Islam
The Governance Programme at the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations is hosting Sharia in Europe? — In Anticipation of the ECtHR Ruling on the Molla Sali v Greece Case on Monday 8 October 2018, 12:30-14:30. Abstracts Sharia Law in Europe: A Greek Case Before the ECtHR that May Bring Changes Konstantinos Tsitselikis, University of … Continue reading Lecture: Aga Khan University: Sharia in Europe?
